Finally, Amsterdam. Amsterdam was a lot of fun but I definitely liked Spain better. Spain smelled better. Also, Amsterdam was a bit rainy. However, I still loved my trip there.
This is pretty much what Amsterdam looked like during the day. Good thing we had lots of frites (french fries) and waffles, and bagels to keep us warm! Amsterdam is an expensive city so we spent most of our time just walking around and exploring the city. We went to several famous squares (Rembrandt, Dam, etc.), the museum park, and the large public park. It was a lot of fun. We also went on a canal tour of the city which was really interesting.
This is a picture of Amsterdam at night. Everything it lit up but the main roads were brighter than usual since they already had some Christmas lights up! Rembrandt Square was our favorite place to visit at night. There are always so many people around the giant statue of the painter. Rembrandt is also a great place to find bars and the like at night. One of the nights we also ventured into the Red Light district. It was a little ridiculous. We saw some guys get a drink thrown at them by one of the window girls and the whole street just has a seedy kind of quality. But, it's an experience. After all, it's all about the story!
One of the days we were there we took a day trip to the city of Naarden where one of the people I was traveling with has a family friend. We were hosted for the day and ate a traditional Dutch lunch. This consisted of many types of bread, meat, and cheese. The most interesting thing about Naarden is that it is shaped like a star. The city was constructed in this way as a method of defense. The city has lots of underground tunnels that allowed the soldiers to listen to any changes in the movement of the lake. It was a really neat town, and at the end we even got to see a group of school children load and fire a cannon!
Below I'll put some more pictures of Amsterdam and then I'll promise to put up another post soon about more current events going on in my life!
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| Landmark at the Museum Park |
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| Occupy Amsterdam: Sponsored by Banks |
This is pretty much what Amsterdam looked like during the day. Good thing we had lots of frites (french fries) and waffles, and bagels to keep us warm! Amsterdam is an expensive city so we spent most of our time just walking around and exploring the city. We went to several famous squares (Rembrandt, Dam, etc.), the museum park, and the large public park. It was a lot of fun. We also went on a canal tour of the city which was really interesting.
Below I'll put some more pictures of Amsterdam and then I'll promise to put up another post soon about more current events going on in my life!
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